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APS Apker Award

Two LeRoy Apker Awards are given annually by the American Physical Society for outstanding achievement in physics by an undergraduate, one for students from Ph.D. granting institutions and one for students from non-Ph.D. granting institutions. The award includes $5000 and a travel allowance to the APS meeting at which the award is presented.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2017

Calvin Leung (’17)

2.

2006

Stephanie M. Moyerman (’06)

3.

2003

Nathaniel P. Stern (’03)

4.

1998

Gwendolyn (Gwen) Rae [Bell] Porter (’98)

APS Apker Award Finalist

Two LeRoy Apker Awards are given annually by the American Physical Society for outstanding achievement in physics by an undergraduate, one for students from Ph.D. granting institutions and one for students from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions. These students were selected among the four finalists from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2017

Calvin Leung (’17)

2.

2014

Jaron P. Kent-Dobias (’14)

3.

2011

Neal C. Pisenti (’11)

4.

2009

Andrew P. Higginbotham (’09)

5.

2008

Gregory Minton (’08)

6.

2004

Joseph Checkelsky (’04)

NSF Graduate Fellowship

The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, mathematics, and engineering in the United States and to reinforce its diversity. A competition is conducted for Graduate Research Fellowships, with additional awards offered for women in engineering and computer and information science. NSF Graduate Fellowships offer recognition and three years of support for advanced study to approximately 900 outstanding graduate students in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based PhD degrees in science education. (from http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/dge/programs/grf/)

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2018

Kemper Ludlow (’18)

2.

2017

Helen L. Fitzmaurice (’10)

3.

2017

Jonas Leif Kaufman (’17)

4.

2016

Jim Wu (’16)

5.

2015

Robert E. Kealhofer (’13)

6.

2014

Sheena K. Patel (’14)

7.

2014

Brendan D. Folie (’11)

8.

2012

Julien B. Devin (’12)

9.

2011

David I. Miller (’10)

10.

2011

Carolyn (Carrie) M. Meldgin (’07)

11.

2011

Alyssa Dray (’10)

12.

2010

Marc A. Badger (’10)

13.

2009

Samuel (Sam) W. Skillman (’07)

14.

2007

Andrew R. Wetzel (’05)

15.

2007

Katherine (Katy) L. Perdue (’05)

16.

2006

David Liao (’05)

17.

2006

Stephanie M. Moyerman (’06)

18.

2006

Ryan S. Yamada (’05)

19.

2006

Jeffrey Jauregui (’05)

20.

2005

Adam E. Pivonka (’05)

21.

2005

Nicholas P. Breznay (’02)

22.

2004

Joseph Checkelsky (’04)

23.

2004

Christopher T. Rodolfa (’04)

24.

2004

Elizabeth (Liz) J. Main (’04)

25.

2004

William (Steven) Steven Kolthammer (’04)

26.

2004

David Gaebler (’04)

27.

2003

Nathaniel P. Stern (’03)

28.

2001

Paul G. SanGiorgio (’01)

29.

2001

Michael (Mike) J. Rust (’01)

30.

1999

Kevin L. Moore (’99)

31.

1999

Itai Seggev (’99)

32.

1999

Alexander (Alex) C. Johnson (’99)

33.

1998

Wendy R. Panero (’97)

34.

1998

Paul U. Berry (’98)

35.

1998

Thaddeus D. Ladd (’98)

36.

1998

W. (Michael) Wood-Vasey (’98)

37.

1997

Travis T. Norsen (’97)

38.

1997

Steven (Steve) Lee Johnson (’97)

39.

1993

Cindy K. Harnett (’93)

40.

1993

Dario G. Falquier (’93)

41.

1992

Guy D. Moore (’92)

42.

1992

Bryan W. Reed (’92)

43.

1991

Charles (Cass) A. Sackett (’91)

44.

1991

Stephen (Steve) I. Applebaum (’91)

45.

1990

J. (Chuck) Williamson (’90)

46.

1990

Douglas E. Dunston (’90)

47.

1988

George S. Park (’88)

48.

1987

Keith Saints (’87)

49.

1986

Charles E. Cunningham (’86)

50.

1986

Michael (Mike) W. Redmond (’86)

51.

1982

James (Jim) M. Cline (’82)

52.

1978

Charles (Chuck) Horowitz (’78)

53.

1976

Carl Hardin (’76)

54.

1975

Alan D. Chave (’75)

55.

1971

James (Jim) G. Richman (’71)

56.

1970

Frederic (Fred) D. Cohen (’70)

57.

1970

Chris Cunningham (’70)

58.

1970

Gregory (Greg) L. Campbell (’70)

59.

1969

Lloyd A. Regier (’69)

60.

1969

E. (Wayne) Torigoe (’69)

61.

1969

Thomas (Tom) H. Bleakney (’69)

62.

1968

Christopher (Chris) P. Wilson (’68)

63.

1968

Stanley (Stan) A. Dodds (’68)

64.

1968

William M. Sharp (’68)

65.

1967

Charles (Charlie) K. Westbrook (’67)

66.

1967

George B. Rothbart (’67)

67.

1966

Dennis H. Eaton (’66)

68.

1966

John C. Haugeland (’66)

69.

1965

Mark P. Goldstein (’65)

70.

1963

Lauren R. Mather (’63)

71.

1963

Donald (Don) W. Alderman (’63)

Hertz Fellowship

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2008

Peter J. Scherpelz (’08)

2.

2005

Adam E. Pivonka (’05)

3.

2003

Nathaniel P. Stern (’03)

4.

1998

Thaddeus D. Ladd (’98)

5.

1996

Noah O. Kubow (’96)

6.

1994

Joseph H. Thywissen (’94)

7.

1992

Matthew (Matt) S. McAdams (’92)

8.

1988

George S. Park (’88)

9.

1979

Mark A. Muntean (’79)

10.

1975

Gregory (Greg) A. Lyzenga (’75)

11.

1972

Robert (Red) S. Howard (’72)

12.

1968

William M. Sharp (’68)

13.

1968

James (Jim) A. Ross (’68)

14.

1967

Charles (Charlie) K. Westbrook (’67)

15.

1965

Eric I. Thorsos (’65)

16.

1964

Ray G. Helmke (’64)

Churchill Fellowship

The Winston Churchill Scholarship program was created as Churchill college was being founded in Cambridge for the purpose of bringing outstanding American scholars to England to study for a year after earning a bachelor’s degree. Between twelve and fifteen scholars per year are selected to pursue a program of research and study leading to a master's degree. The scholarship is worth $44,000 – $50,000 and covers all expenses for the year of study in Cambridge, including up to $1000 support for travel. Eight Churchill Fellows have gone on to win Nobel Prizes.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2009

Andrew P. Higginbotham (’09)

2.

2004

Christopher T. Rodolfa (’04)

3.

1984

A. (Alan) Middleton (’84)

Watson Fellowship

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2016

Natasha Allen (’16)

2.

2013

Dustin R. Zubke (’13)

3.

2009

Richard (Brandon) B. Horn (’09)

4.

2006

Stephanie M. Moyerman (’06)

5.

1997

Ryan M. Arndt (’97)

6.

1991

Eric J. Prosser (’91)

7.

1990

Douglas E. Dunston (’90)

Department of Energy Science Graduate Fellowship

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2017

Jonas Leif Kaufman (’17)

2.

2010

Andrew P. Higginbotham (’09)

NSF Honorable Mention

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2018

Adam Lawrence Shaw (’18)

2.

2018

Sarah Lau Hale (’18)

3.

2017

Nathaniel Allen Leslie (’17)

4.

2017

Calvin Leung (’17)

5.

2016

Jaron P. Kent-Dobias (’14)

6.

2016

Michelle L. Vick (’14)

7.

2016

Matthew Dannenberg (’16)

8.

2015

Paul L. Riggins (’12)

9.

2015

Carola M. Purser (’13)

10.

2011

Hong W. Sio (’11)

11.

2007

Audrey J. Sederberg (’06)

12.

2006

Andrew R. Wetzel (’05)

13.

2006

Colin V. Parker (’06)

14.

2005

Adele C. Tamboli (’04)

15.

2004

Zoe [Boekelheide] DeCamp (’04)

16.

2004

Andrew T. Grier (’04)

17.

2004

Laura [Fisher] Clark (’04)

18.

2001

Robert (Robb) J. Walters (’01)

19.

1996

Noah O. Kubow (’96)

20.

1996

Matthew (Matt) J. Evans (’96)

21.

1992

Patrick M. Ogle (’92)

22.

1992

Kent C. Burr (’92)

23.

1986

Michial (Duff) D. Howell (’86)

24.

1986

Steven (Steve) R. Spielman (’86)

25.

1986

John K. Hillier (’86)

26.

1985

William (Bill) J. Hovingh (’85)

27.

1985

Chris Felix (’85)

28.

1983

Emily A. Greene (’83)

29.

1983

Michael (Mike) F. Hundley (’83)

30.

1983

Enson Chang (’83)

31.

1979

Mark A. Muntean (’79)

32.

1979

Roger T. Howe (’79)

33.

1977

David A. Kopriva (’77)

34.

1977

Kenneth (Ken) J. Adams (’77)

35.

1977

Joseph (JJ) J. Becker (’77)

36.

1977

Deborah A. Konkowski (’77)

37.

1976

Craig Watkins (’76)

38.

1975

H. (Chris) Hamaker (’75)

39.

1975

Bradley (Brad) L. Bobbs (’75)

40.

1975

Gregory (Greg) A. Lyzenga (’75)

41.

1974

Robert (Bob) R. Lewis (’74)

42.

1974

Joe Costello (’74)

43.

1974

Francisco (Frank) Valdes (’74)

44.

1973

John (John) Mallinckrodt (’73)

45.

1973

Howard T. Onishi (’73)

46.

1972

Lloyd L. Green (’72)

47.

1972

Dolores A. [White] Walters (’72)

48.

1971

Robert (Bob) L. Billington (’71)

49.

1971

Catherine (Caty) A. [Anderson] Pilachowski (’71)

50.

1971

Howard I. Krausz (’71)

51.

1970

John Oakley (’70)

52.

1969

Arne C. Mortensen (’69)

53.

1969

George B. Zimmerman (’69)

54.

1968

James (Jim) A. Ross (’68)

55.

1968

Bruce R. Land (’68)

56.

1968

Kenneth (Ken) Noel [Thomson] Gullekson (’68)

57.

1966

John H. Halperin (’66)

58.

1965

Michael (Mike) M. Dworetsky (’65)

59.

1965

Eric I. Thorsos (’65)

60.

1965

James (Jim) E. Enstrom (’65)

61.

1964

Ray G. Helmke (’64)

62.

1964

Gary A. Welch (’64)

63.

1964

George W. Moore (’64)

64.

1964

David V. Jensen (’64)

65.

1963

Michael T. Yates (’63)

66.

1962

Richard (Dick) G. Olson (’62)

67.

1962

Gregory (Greg) Milman (’62)

68.

1961

Robert (Ash) C. Ashenfelter (’61)

Fulbright Fellowship

The Fulbright program for U. S. students aims to foster leadership, learning, and empathy between cultures. Sponsored by the U. S. Department of State and awarded to more than 1300 students annually, a Fulbright scholarship offers U. S. students support for one year of study or research abroad.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2007

Kevin S. Mistry (’07)

National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2017

Calvin Leung (’17)

2.

2001

Robert (Robb) J. Walters (’01)

Rockefeller Trial Year Fellowship

No.

Year

Winner

1.

1969

Henry Brady (’69)

Woodrow Wilson Fellowship

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2016

Shanel Wu (’16)

2.

1970

Frederic (Fred) D. Cohen (’70)

3.

1963

Lauren R. Mather (’63)

4.

1962

Richard (Dick) G. Olson (’62)

Astronaut Scholarship

More than 70 astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle programs are helping the United States retain its world leadership in science and technology by providing scholarships for college students who exhibit motivation, imagination, and exceptional performance in the science or engineering field of their major.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2018

Nina M Brown (’19)

2.

2016

Calvin Leung (’17)

3.

2006

Samuel D. Eisenberg (’08)

4.

2004

Adam E. Pivonka (’05)

5.

2003

William (Steven) Steven Kolthammer (’04)

6.

2000

Robert (Robb) J. Walters (’01)

7.

1997

Whittier (Kaccana Bhikkhu) R. Myers (’99)

8.

1995

Carl W. Coryell-Martin (’97)

9.

1993

Leo [Parker] Dirac (’95)

10.

1989

Douglas E. Dunston (’90)

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2016

Jonas Leif Kaufman (’17)

2.

2015

Timothy (Tim) Minh Middlemas (’17)

3.

2013

Sheena K. Patel (’14)

4.

2012

Lucas T. Brady (’13)

5.

2007

Peter J. Scherpelz (’08)

6.

2004

David Liao (’05)

7.

2002

Christopher T. Rodolfa (’04)

NACDA/Disney Scholar/Athlete Award

No.

Year

Winner

1.

1994

Jason D. Rhodes (’94)

Phi Lambda Upsilon

No.

Year

Winner

1.

1990

J. (Chuck) Williamson (’90)

Brown Award

The Thomas B. Brown Memorial award for senior research in physics is awarded for research results, originality in conception or in execution of research, diligence, and clarity of oral and written reports.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2018

Adam Lawrence Shaw (’18)

2.

2017

Nathaniel Allen Leslie (’17)

3.

2016

Shifrah Aron-Dine (’16)

4.

2016

Jim Wu (’16)

5.

2015

Brett Berger (’15)

6.

2014

Jaron P. Kent-Dobias (’14)

7.

2013

Jake R. Fish (’13)

8.

2012

Kali L. Allison (’12)

9.

2011

Neal C. Pisenti (’11)

10.

2010

Vedika Khemani (’10)

11.

2009

Andrew P. Higginbotham (’09)

12.

2008

Eric J. Baxter (’08)

13.

2006

Stephanie M. Moyerman (’06)

14.

2005

Ryan S. Yamada (’05)

15.

2004

Joseph Checkelsky (’04)

16.

2003

Nathaniel P. Stern (’03)

17.

2002

Michael Schubmehl (’02)

18.

2001

Michael (Mike) J. Rust (’01)

19.

2000

Jason W. Brudvik (’00)

20.

1999

Kevin L. Moore (’99)

21.

1998

Gwendolyn (Gwen) Rae [Bell] Porter (’98)

22.

1997

Wendy R. Panero (’97)

23.

1997

Steven (Steve) Lee Johnson (’97)

24.

1996

Matthew (Matt) J. Evans (’96)

25.

1996

Noah O. Kubow (’96)

26.

1995

Deborah (Debbie) E. Smith (’95)

27.

1994

Joseph H. Thywissen (’94)

28.

1994

Matthew Z. Hughes (’94)

29.

1993

Christopher (Chris) L. Coleman (’93)

30.

1993

Eric C. Branlund (’93)

31.

1992

Theodore (Ted) A. Sjodin (’92)

32.

1991

C. (Dave) Brown (’91)

33.

1991

Charles (Cass) A. Sackett (’91)

34.

1990

Donald (Don) W. Hoard (’90)

35.

1989

Peter (PT) G. Tenenbaum (’89)

36.

1989

Regina L. [Dudey] Neiman (’89)

37.

1987

Donald (Don) C. Scott (’87)

38.

1986

Christopher (Chris) E. Saxer (’86)

39.

1985

David Piehler (’85)

40.

1983

Michael (Mike) F. Hundley (’83)

41.

1982

Henry C. Kapteyn (’83)

42.

1982

James (Jim) M. Cline (’82)

43.

1981

William (Bill) J. Spiesman (’81)

44.

1981

Erik C. Sowa (’81)

45.

1980

Lee Fife (’80)

46.

1979

Joseph (Joe) G. Shanks (’79)

47.

1976

Scott E. Fraser (’76)

48.

1976

Scott E. Smith (’76)

49.

1975

Alan D. Chave (’75)

50.

1974

Francisco (Frank) Valdes (’74)

51.

1973

Richard Cline (’73)

52.

1972

Glenn E. Johnson (’72)

53.

1971

Robert (Bob) O. Hettel (’71)

54.

1970

Chris Cunningham (’70)

55.

1969

Lloyd A. Regier (’69)

56.

1968

Ronald (Ron) H. Campbell (’68)

57.

1967

Michael B. Simmonds (’67)

58.

1966

Dennis H. Eaton (’66)

59.

1966

Kenneth (Ken) L. Orloff (’66)

60.

1966

Craig Van Degrift (’66)

61.

1965

James (Jim) E. Enstrom (’65)

62.

1964

Gary A. Welch (’64)

63.

1964

Bruce W. Worster (’64)

64.

1963

Fred F. Tomblin (’63)

Focke Award

The Alfred B. Focke award celebrates excellence in experimental physics research, and is given to the graduating senior who, in the opinion of the Physics faculty, has done the most noteworthy piece of experimental research as a senior project.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2018

Caitlin Ellen Cash (’18)

2.

2017

Calvin Leung (’17)

3.

2016

Kevin (Caleb) Eades (’16)

4.

2015

Aaron Rosenthal (’15)

5.

2014

Sheena K. Patel (’14)

6.

2013

Robert E. Kealhofer (’13)

7.

2012

Julien B. Devin (’12)

8.

2011

Brendan D. Folie (’11)

9.

2010

David A. Berryrieser (’10)

10.

2009

Ian K. Wright (’09)

11.

2008

Seán M. Meenehan (’08)

12.

2008

Peter J. Scherpelz (’08)

13.

2007

Emily R. [Hogan] Roberts (’07)

14.

2006

Colin V. Parker (’06)

15.

2006

Daniel T. Strenge (’06)

16.

2005

Katherine (Katy) L. Perdue (’05)

17.

2004

Adele C. Tamboli (’04)

18.

2004

Zoe [Boekelheide] DeCamp (’04)

19.

2003

Jason M. Hogan (’03)

20.

2002

Nicholas P. Breznay (’02)

21.

2001

David A. Mann (’01)

22.

1999

Whittier (Kaccana Bhikkhu) R. Myers (’99)

23.

1998

Thaddeus D. Ladd (’98)

24.

1997

E. (Dinesh) Martien (’97)

25.

1996

Jonathan Tourtellot (’96)

26.

1995

Samuel (Sam) K. Sun (’95)

27.

1994

Jason D. Rhodes (’94)

28.

1994

ChinSung Bae (’94)

29.

1993

Kurt L. Adelberger (’93)

30.

1992

Bryan W. Reed (’92)

31.

1991

Douglas (Doug) T. Ridgway (’91)

32.

1991

Stephen (Steve) I. Applebaum (’91)

33.

1989

John A. McNeil (’89)

34.

1989

Ronald (Ron) John Zasadzinski (’89)

35.

1989

Mark W. Johnson (’89)

36.

1987

Phillip C. Harvey (’87)

37.

1987

Christopher (Chris) P. Hickie (’87)

38.

1986

Steven (Steve) R. Spielman (’86)

39.

1985

Jodi I. [Lamoureaux] Christiansen (’85)

40.

1985

Matthew (Matt) J. Carey (’85)

41.

1983

Glenn S. Sasagawa (’83)

42.

1982

Joel R. Berendzen (’82)

43.

1981

Donald (Don) J. Holmgren (’81)

44.

1980

John S. Carr (’80)

45.

1979

Gregory (Greg) N. Hassold (’79)

46.

1978

Gary D. Mohler (’78)

Mindlin Prize

The Mindlin Prize for Innovative Ideas in Science is awarded to the author of the most innovative paper in the sciences.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2017

Calvin Leung (’17)

2.

2016

Shifrah Aron-Dine (’16)

3.

2016

Jim Wu (’16)

4.

2014

Andrew Turner (’14)

5.

2006

Stephanie M. Moyerman (’06)

6.

2005

David Liao (’05)

7.

2003

Jonathan [Pearson] Pearson Magoon (’03)

8.

2003

Nathaniel P. Stern (’03)

9.

1999

Whittier (Kaccana Bhikkhu) R. Myers (’99)

Wunderlich Prize

Established in 1994 with gifts from the class of 1967 and Jon's widow, the Jon A. Wunderlich ('67) Prize is awarded to a physics major who has demonstrated remarkable creativity.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2018

Andrew Mather Bishop (’18)

2.

2017

Jonas Leif Kaufman (’17)

3.

2016

Xinyue (Amber) Cai (’16)

4.

2014

Alberto J. Ruiz (’14)

5.

2013

Christopher (Chris) D. Cotner (’13)

6.

2011

Hong W. Sio (’11)

7.

2010

Alex N. Steinkamp (’10)

8.

2008

Junbo Park (’08)

9.

2007

David W. Mar (’07)

10.

2005

David Liao (’05)

11.

2004

William (Steven) Steven Kolthammer (’04)

12.

2003

Jonathan [Pearson] Pearson Magoon (’03)

13.

2001

Jeremy J. Liu (’01)

14.

2001

Seth M. Foreman (’01)

15.

1999

Alexander (Alex) C. Johnson (’99)

16.

1998

Paul U. Berry (’98)

17.

1997

Steven (Steve) Lee Johnson (’97)

18.

1996

Radhika [Sondhi] Sondhi-Bradley (’96)

19.

1996

Daniel (Dan) C. Bradley (’96)

20.

1994

Dean E. Dauger (’94)

Rojansky Writing Award

The Rojansky Writing Award is named for Vladimir (Ro) Rojansky, who came to the College as an emeritus professor after retiring from Union College. Following his death, his wife Milla requested that contributions be made to HMC in lieu of flowers, and the Rojansky Award was created from that seed money. Ro was recognized not only for his work in quantum mechanics, but also for his clear and concise writing. The Rojansky Writing Award is given annually for the outstanding term paper in the sophomore quantum mechanics course, Physics 52.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2018

Matthew Stephen Fox (’20)

2.

2017

Evan Joseph Hubinger (’19)

3.

2016

Andrew Mather Bishop (’18)

4.

2015

Brynn Elise Arborico (’17)

5.

2014

Shifrah Aron-Dine (’16)

6.

2013

Kevin Hale (’15)

7.

2013

Xiuyuan (Lucy) Lu (’14)

8.

2012

Fangzhao (Alex) Alex An (’14)

9.

2011

Taylor McAdam (’13)

10.

2010

Paul L. Riggins (’12)

11.

2009

Laura Poindexter (’11)

12.

2007

Benjamin (Ben) D. Roig (’09)

13.

2006

Benjamin Diamond Preskill (’08)

14.

2006

Seán M. Meenehan (’08)

15.

2005

Kevin J. Zielnicki (’07)

16.

2004

Lia R. Corrales (’06)

17.

2003

David (Clay) C. Hambrick (’05)

18.

2002

Andrew J. Mugler (’04)

19.

2001

Andrew Iannaccone (’03)

20.

2000

Zachary B. Walters (’02)

21.

1999

Jeremy J. Liu (’01)

22.

1998

John (Zack) Sanborn (’01)

23.

1997

Jason A. Fredrickson (’99)

24.

1996

Thaddeus D. Ladd (’98)

25.

1995

E. (Dinesh) Martien (’97)

26.

1993

Jason L. Regier (’95)

27.

1992

Eric G. Furze (’96)

28.

1990

Sean K. O'Keeffe (’92)

29.

1990

Jason D. Rhodes (’94)

30.

1989

Carol Wawrukiewicz (’91)

31.

1987

F. (Scott) Scott Porter (’87)

32.

1984

Steven (Steve) R. Spielman (’86)

33.

1983

Tom Wang (’85)

Townsend Award

The John and Ellen Townsend Award is given to the outstanding physics major in Physics 116.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2018

Beili (Nora) Hu (’19)

2.

2017

Adam Robert Busis (’19)

3.

2016

Xinrui (Cynthia) Yan (’18)

4.

2015

Jim Wu (’16)

5.

2014

Brett Berger (’15)

6.

2013

Yantao Wu (’15)

7.

2013

Andrew Turner (’14)

8.

2012

Jake R. Fish (’13)

9.

2011

Julien B. Devin (’12)

Bell Prize

The Graydon and Louise Bell Prize was created in 1999 in honor of the first member of the HMC physics department and his wife. It is awarded at the start of the fall semester to a senior physics major for outstanding scholarship, creativity, and service.

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2018

Beili (Nora) Hu (’19)

2.

2018

Eli Joseph Weissler (’19)

3.

2017

Kemper Ludlow (’18)

4.

2016

Calvin Leung (’17)

5.

2016

Yossathorn (Josh) Tawabutr (’17)

6.

2015

Jim Wu (’16)

7.

2014

Natasha (Tasha) Arvanitis (’15)

8.

2012

Lucas T. Brady (’13)

9.

2011

Paul L. Riggins (’12)

10.

2011

Julien B. Devin (’12)

11.

2010

Hong W. Sio (’11)

12.

2009

David A. Berryrieser (’10)

13.

2009

Vedika Khemani (’10)

14.

2008

Andrew P. Higginbotham (’09)

15.

2007

Peter J. Scherpelz (’08)

16.

2006

Matthew D. Reed (’07)

17.

2005

Colin V. Parker (’06)

18.

2004

David Liao (’05)

19.

2003

Christopher T. Rodolfa (’04)

20.

2002

Nathaniel P. Stern (’03)

21.

2002

Jason M. Hogan (’03)

22.

2001

Nicholas P. Breznay (’02)

23.

2001

Lara Mercurio (’02)

24.

2000

Michael (Mike) J. Rust (’01)

25.

2000

Paul G. SanGiorgio (’01)

26.

1999

Whittier (Kaccana Bhikkhu) R. Myers (’99)

27.

1999

Alexander (Alex) C. Johnson (’99)

Rojansky Service Award

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2005

Ryan S. Yamada (’05)

Outstanding Athlete

No.

Year

Winner

1.

1992

Eric Charles Johnson (’92)

Physics Clinic Award

No.

Year

Winner

1.

2014

Anthony L. Corso (’14)

2.

2007

Matthew Williams (’07)

3.

2001

Benjamin (Jamie) D. Hadden (’01)

4.

1997

Carl W. Coryell-Martin (’97)

5.

1997

Antony N. Selim (’97)

Radley Prize

No.

Year

Winner

1.

1992

James (Jim) F. Patterson (’92)

2.

1990

Robert (Rob) Knop (’90)

3.

1990

J. (Chuck) Williamson (’90)

4.

1985

William (Bill) J. Hovingh (’85)

Brown Award Honorable Mention

No.

Year

Winner

1.

1969

Scott F. Lange (’69)

2.

1969

George B. Zimmerman (’69)

3.

1968

Howard M. Koble (’68)

4.

1968

Stanley (Stan) A. Dodds (’68)

5.

1967

Robert E. Kelley (’67)

6.

1967

Andrew (Andy) J. Van Horn (’67)

7.

1965

Michael (Mike) E. Gilpin (’65)

8.

1965

Eric I. Thorsos (’65)

Awards

Besides moving on to excellent graduate programs and permanent jobs, our students win a variety of awards both within in the College and at the national level. Some recent highlights include:

4 winners of the American Physical Society’s Apker Award for the outstanding undergraduate student research in the country;
6 other finalists